Consanguinity and reproductive behaviour in a tribal population 'the Baiga' in Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Consanguinity and reproductive behaviour in a tribal population 'the Baiga' in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Annals of human biology - 1 Jan 2000

Reddy P H, Modell B

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We have studied the marriage pattern and reproductive behaviour in a single Central Indian primitive tribe, the Baiga. Parents were consanguineous in 34% of marriages (19.2% mother's brother's daughter (MBD), 13.1% father's sister's daughter (FSD) and 1.7% were double first cross-cousins (DFCC)....

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Consanguinity
Female
Genotype
Humans
India
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Infertility, Female
Male
Marriage
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
Sexual Behavior

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